Adjustable stand for barrels, &amp;c.



J. SUNKLBR.

ADJUSTABLE STAND FOR BARRELS, &o. APPLICATION rum) 11017.30, 1912.

1,064,939 Patented June 17,1913.

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ADJUSTABLE STAND FOR BARRELS, 85C;

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Speecaton of Letters Patent.

Patented June 17,1913.

To @ZZ whom t may concern,

Be it known that 1, JOI-1N SUNKLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Monterey, in the county of Monterey and State of California,have invented a new and useful Adjustable Stand for Barrels, &c., ofwhich the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in adjustable stands for barrels,cans and like containers, and has for its object to provide a standwhich is furnished with means for easily and readily tilting the sameand automatically locking it in its adjusted positions.

The invention consists in the specific construction and combination ofparts hereinafter set forth and claimed.

1n the accompanying drawings z-Figure 1 is a perspective view of theimproved adjustable stand. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectionalvie-w of Fig. 1 with a barrel indicated in position by dotted lines.

Referring to the drawings, which illustrate the preferred embodiment ofmy invention, 5 designates the spaced-apart feet, which are connectedtogether by means of a pair of parallel spaced-apart horizontallydisposed bars 6, the respective ends of which are formed with tenonswhich extend through mortises in the feet.

Rising centrally from the upper face of each foot 5 are verticalstandards 7 and 8 respectively, said standards being similar in shape,except that the standard 7 has its top rounded off and does not extendup quite as high as the standard 8.

Pivotally mounted between the standards 7 and S is a substantiallysquare receptacle or box 9, the top or upper end of which is open. Thesides 10 of the receptacle are preferably made of solid pieces of wood,while the front and back are formed of spaced slats 11, and the bottomof slats 1Q. The slats of the front and back preferably have their innerfaces provided with curved recesses 11ZL to lit the sides of a barrel.

The outer faces of the sides 10 of the receptacle 9 are provided withcentrally arranged vertically disposed reinforcing strips 13, to theupper ends of which are secured by fastening means 14 the base plates 15of trunnions 16, which latter extend through their respective standards7 and 8. The trunnion, which projects through the standard 7, is securedagainst lateral displacement by means of a Cotter pin 17, while the projecting end of the trunnhio'n extending through the standard S hasrigidly secured thereon an outwardly extending radially movableresilient handle 18. The handle is secured against accidental lateraldisplacement by means of a cotter pin 19, and when the receptacle 9 isin the position shown in the drawings, the handle extends diagonallyupward and toward the front of the stand. The handle is in the shape ofa flat bar of spring metal set with its broad side toward the standard 8and at its extreme out-er or free end is furnished with a hand grip 20.

N ear the center of its length the handle 18 is formed with an inwardlyprojecting lug or flange 21, which cooperates with adsegmental or curvedbar 22, which has its upper end secured to the top of the standard 8 andits lower end secured to the side near the center thereof. The outeredge of the curved portion of thebar is provided with a plurality ofequi-distant V-shaped notches 23, and the bar is positioned so as toproject its notched or rack face beyond the outer face of the standard Sand in the path of movement of the handle, so that the lug 21 will haveaspring-pressed engagement therewith 1n order that the lug willautomatically engage with the notches as the handle is moved to tilt thereceptacle 9.

F rom the foregoing it will be apparent that 1 have produced a stand inwhich a barrel or other container can be supported, and that by simplypressing down on the handle 1S, the container in the receptacle 9 can betilted so that its contents may be conveniently poured into a lamp, etc.The V-shapcd notches 23 of the rack bar 22 insures that the lug 2l ofthe handle may travel readily either up or down along the face of therack, there being sufcient lateral pressure imparted to the handle toinsure that the lug will engage the notches to hold the receptacle inthe desired adjusted position.

`W hat is claimed is 1. In a device of the class described, a standcomprising a pair of spaced-apart standards, a receptacle, trunnionscarried by said receptacle and pivoted in the standards, the end of oneof said trunnions being extended beyond the outer face of the standardin which it is pivoted, a resilient handle rigidly secured to theprojecting cnd of said trunnion, a curved rack secured to the side ofsaid standard adjacent the handle, and a lug carried by the handle andextending inwardly to bear against said rack to place said resilienthandle under tension, whereby when the handle is moved to adjust theposition of the receptacle the same will be firmly held in its adjustedposition.

2. In a device of the class described, a stand comprising a pair ofspaced-apart standards, a receptacle having an open upper end, trunnionscarried by said receptacle and pivotally mounted in the standards, theend of one of the trunnions extendingbeyond the outer face of thestandard in which it is pivoted, a resilient radially movable handlerigidly secured to the projecting end of said trunnion, said handlebeingformed of a flat bar of metal set with its fiat side lug carried bysaid handle and extending inwardlv to bear constantly against said rackface and to place said resilient handle nn'der tension, whereby when thehandle is moved to alter the position of said receptacle the handle willbe irmly held in the adjusted position.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoaffixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOI-IN SUNKLER.

IVitnesses:

WILLIAM I-IATTON, JESSE OLIVER RICHARD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

